Safety locking device for vehicles.



E. R. M'OGRES. SAFLY LOCKING 'DEVICEFOH VEHICLES. Arrucmon mw uur zamen.

1,293,510, Patented Feb.4,1919

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z/vmron ERA/foams ATTORNEYS E. n., Mouais. SAFETY LOCIUNG DEVICETOB VEHICLES. AFPLICATIOII "LED 10H25. lll?. 1,293,510, Patented Feb. 4,1919.

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I I l l I lm/rolf ERA/looms' STATES oFFioE. Entrena Rincones, or Assent, 4lzr'lsiiirlroniz. i

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Patented Feb. 4, 1919.

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To all'lwliom tmay concern.' t

lle. it. known that I, Enwaao R. Moolnziaa citizen otA the United States, and a resident at' Albany in the county of-Albany and State of hcw York. have invented a new and Improved Safety Locking Deviceifor` Vehicles` of which tliefollowing is uV full, clear. and exact description.l

The invention relates to automobilesl antotruchs, acroplanes and similar vehicles iising internal combustion engines as the motive power. 4

'l'he ohjcct of the invention is tolproride a new and improved safetyflocking device for such vehicles,arranged to prevent an unauthorized .person from startin and runnin, r the niotor. Another ohjectis to permit at' conveniently applying 4the llockingdcvico in vehicles now in use without .materially altering the construction thereof. Another object. is to sound an alarm whenever an unauthorized` person tampcrs .with the safety locking device.

In order to accomplish the desired result', use is made of an ignition circuit, an alarm circuit and a scriesof button controlled rwitches. sundry selected switches heini: in operative relation with the said ignition cireait and the remaining switches being in operative relation with mechanism controlling -an alarm switch in the alarm circuit to close the, latterand sound an alarm whenever sui-h alarm switch is moved into active position h vnan, unauthorized persen. `,Uso is also made of locking means to' lock tho actuated alarm `switch at i'ton'iatically in aetire position, to continue soundin of the alarm on release ofjan actuated switeli,.ai"id a Ice r controlled mechanism connected with the alarm switch torcturn tliclatterto nor-r mal open or. ii iactivc positiph. f

A practical qinboliraent' of, lic initiation is representedJ mtlia accompanying' {ii-awfings forming a art f'tphii specification." in which similar c iaracterspofreferdnb ndicate correspoialinglpnrts in 'all 'the views.A 1

als im@ q F l tlieline 4-4 of Fig. 2, and showing a wrong button pressed and tho alarm circuit closed to' sound alarms; r

Fig. Itis an inverted )lan view of tho sama `'ir'1`tlio,liiie .5-5 og Fig. 2 with the binding postsomitted 'Figf'js a lsimilar view of the saine on the. liuc 6-0 of Fig-f2 and showin" thc niagnto'switch in' active position and thc battery switch in inactive position;

Fig. 'I is a' rear face View of a portion of thejba'ck plate and slio'wirg more' particula'rly apart of the nicnas combination;

4Figitiis a fragmentary cross section of tlie4 lookin i' device and showing more pa rticnlarly tiio position o f 'the parts when one of tlio alarm buttons of the"coi'uliiuation is pressed by'au unauthorized person;

AFi 9 isa fragmentary4 cross section of the; oclting'device. showing more particularly one' of the selected button switches of changing the -tlie combination in active position; and

Fig. 10 is a diagrammatic view of tholocltngdevice as applied to control the ignition circuit of the internal combustion en.

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The safet` locking device is mounted in a suitable casing 20 attached to the working hoard 21 of the vehicle to he within convenient reach of the driver in charge of tho vehicle. The casing is provided with a front plate 22 through which project switch buttons 23,'prcfcrably arranged in two rows and numbered-consecutively from 1 to 11, aspla'inly shown in Fig. 1'. VA magneto .switch lbutton 24 and a battery switch batton 25 project. from the face ofthe front ilata'22'ao that any one of the battons 23, 211er 25 canbc readily pressed by the'driver in 'c'lijire for tile'ipn oselh'ereinafter'more fully explained" l wo ey controlled -mechanism's' 20itndn21' are iiqanted in the casing 4andh'inrng their keyhole portions extending Ato tlieface'of'the plate 22 to" ermit conven- I l L 4 isnt* riginal ii face viewer nieJocktn 'dii-jA insertion of the proper' eysfor' aeta :itin lth said locking mechanisms 26 and 27 by t r driver of he v ehiclc; 'as hereinafter more'fally explained.

- `The',littdii .23 cromado of aninsulating l l i ,.niiat'rlandiaro mountedto"slide in a plato the Ilockn device wigthq 4fifoptiate and" l d vttttiuslieci'to postsllf'fastenedto' the casing b acltplnte 82 of tininsiilating material. L The l with an insulation 45 onwhich is mounted n 32.' Each bolt -ld also .either of two 'the contact held 2 messie locking leiier 36 f'l'ilcruuied at 57 on a bracket plate 80, `and onf-"leach 58 attached to the back 'plate 32. The lockshnnk 33 is coiled a spring 80 restingwith its rear end on the plate 34 and pressingy ing catch titl is pressed on by a spring 59 to with its forward end on the corresponding lnormallyproject the catch into the mth of button 23 to normally hold the' latter in rothe corresponding angular arin 55. iVhcii a combination switch lever 40 is swan rearjected forwardposition on' the face p ate 22. The forwart movement of -each button wurd on pressing the corresponding nittons marked 3 0 and 10 then the angular arni is limited by n stop pin 37 attached to the shank 33 and abutting against the rear face engages the locking catch 66 and imparts e swinging motion to the san`i`e-until t iearm of the plate 34 (ses Fi 3).- The inner ends of the shanjks 33 of the uttons 23 are adapted 55 snaps under a shoulder 60 formed on Ithe locking catch BQ to lock the switch lever 40 to engage switch levers t0 mounted to swing on a rod 41 held in brackets 42 attached to in active circuit closing ositioii. The free end of each locking catci 56 is adapted to the back plate 32. The switch'leve'rsto for the two rows of buttons 23 are extended -in be engaged by a lpin 61 projecting sidcwise from an arm 62 secured on a sha t 63 jouropposite directions, as plainly indicated in t naled in suitable bearings 64 attached to the the drawings, and 'each switch lever t0 is provided with a sidewi'e adjustable member back Pinie 32- By'lmvln "0 YOWS 0f blt tons and corresponding switch levers two 43 fastened in placeltiyfa' screw .44. On

` shafts 63 are lprovided but these shafts are loosening a screw 44 the corres ending member 43 may be swung sidewise into connected wit each other and rock in unison bv a connecting: link pivotally conpositions (see Fig.`2). Thus the switch levers 40 controlled by the batacct. -wth arms 66 on the said Shafts 63 (ses Figs. 2 and 4). A spring 6'( is connecttons23 marked 3, 9 and 10 forin the combied at one end withthe link 65 and at the nation and have their members 43 set in one direction for operative relation with the ig other` end to va post 68 attached to the back plate-32 to normally hohl the shafts 63 in nition circuit while the remaining Aswitch levers 40 .are normal inactivey position.

not in the combination and have their members 43 set in seeonit po's- From eactr of the shafts 63 depend cam arms 'm'projectin into the path o the iii-ins tion in operative relation with the alarm circuit. Each switch member 43 is provided brackets 35 iouie 55 of the switch evers 40 not in the coni- 'bination at the'tiuie. Thus when an)y one of the buttons 23 not in the combination is pressed a swinging movement is given' to the corresponding switch lever 40 which by the arm 55 engages the cani arm 70 and imparts n. swinging motion thereto whereby both shafts 03 are rocked and the locking catches 56 are 'ven n swinging motion Vagainst the' tension of their s rings 59 to release any of the arms 56 of t ie switch levels that may have been in set imsition at the tune. One end of one of the shafts (i3 is provided with a depending crank arm 71 (see Figs. 2 and 8) havin its wrist pin 72 engaging a fork 73cm theizieel of an alarm switch lever 74 fiilcr'umed nt 75 on iibritckct 76- attached contact 46. The contacts 46 of thecoinbination switch levers set in operative relation with the ignition circuit are adapted to pass between n pair of spring;Y tongues 47 of spaced Contact. plates 4H secured by. bolts or other fastening means 49 to the back4 plate engages and fastens a metallic plate 5U mito the rear face of the back plate 32 (see Fig. 5), and adjacent plates 50 are spaced apart andtliose noti'n the combination are connected with each other hy removable screws 61 screwed-in the opposite threaded edges of the corresponding adjacent plates. Thus the screws 5t for plates 48, controlled" "by the switch battons 3, 9 and l0=whieli iorin the combination, are removed while the' other screws 5t are in place. Each removed screw .'il` is screwed into a tapped nperture'52 formed in the corresponding pla'te 50 to pref vent such screw from becoming lost and to bo readily iliade use of'when it is desired'to change t ie eoinhinatiom .f I l Each of. the switch levers 40 is normally in"'iiiactire forward Vitio'n by' thel action ofa spring 63A coil on the'lod 441 and resting with -one' codon 'the bachi-plate :te and hearing hitsggitheiyentl janitor?, A a ward direction oniv thegcfifr'reaponhiiigglerer 40. l'Finiti-eti end oteaclifadjust'abla switch j iiiembcr '43 's'pi'ovided with unfilpulitlj drin 65, and th arms 55 of. thel not combination switches are' adapted to engage l catcher i ."ganaaiaaicd fo'nesof,theliiittonsniet than 'an lil-arm in sounded. connected with thelswtch lever. tenoriniilly hold the latter in the forward position pressen' any n to the backplate 82. The switch lever 74 is iigleti-it/ti0-tol noandtii'e alarm. 81. {Thiisl the' 'combination Aspring 88 is 'slarm'fl ,and 4with la local Thos when oneof Y the? arins' 70' e contact; 781, tli'ereofaengages the f isis'1 tion on the user shown in [all lines in Fig. 8and to hold the .sante when in rcarniost position at the thno tht` contact T8 engages the contact 7U. as shown in Fitz. 4 and in dotted lines in Fig. tt. "The switch lever 74 is adapted to be cnpaged hy the angular end 00 of a bell crank lever 91 fnlcrtuncd at 02 on a bracket 03 attached to the back plate 32. The bell crank lever ttt in engaged b v an angular arm 114 fot-mcd on the outer end of a bolt a5 controlled by the key controllid mcchanisni 2i'. .\`ow when the alarm is vinging` the contacts 78 and t'li are in cnfagement with each other. as previously explained. and the user of the vehicle now in set-ts tin` key liti into the key controlled mechanism 27 and turns thel said ke v so that. the holt 95 is actuated and imparts a swinging motion to the hell crank lever 91 which latter with ita arm 110 'engages the switch lei-cr 7-t and vinca the same forward to diwnpage thc contact 78 front the contact l and than stop the sounding of the alarm apring 11i' is connected with the bell crank lever 01 to normally hohl tite santo in thc` inactive position shown in Fig. 4 and innnraliatcly to rctrrn the naine to tts osireieasitnl` the key 00. t is understood lthat tho pull exerted by the Sprint! U7 ou the hell crank lever 91 returns thc holt 95 tn normal position after the user has rol'eanctl or withdrawn the key 06.

The. locking catches 56 are also adaptedto he. engaged at their free ends by angular arms attached to rock shafts 101 jourH naled in the heat-in s 04. The rock shafts 101 are provided with arms 102 connected with each other by a linlc 103 to rock the said shafts 101 in. unison when one of the Shafts is rocked. One of the rock shafts 101 (see Fitz. 4) is provided with an arm 101 connected bv n link 105 with a slide 100 mountcd. to slide in a suitable guidoway 1u? attached to the opposite bearing 64. (ln-tho slide 106 is pivotedat 108 n lever 100 pressed on by a spring 110 and provided at its free end with an offset 111 adapted to be engaged by a main ignition switch neoted with and forming part of the key controlled mechanism 26. The main ignition s'witch Vlever 112 is provided with an insulation 113 (seo'FigL 4) on which is mounted a contact 114 adapted topaas between :nain 'switchl contacts lloonnected with the wires 116tind 117' off the i` ition circuit `(see Fig. 94).' `.Tl i e 'lever109 1s normally in the posiition'sliown inFig 2, and when the driver inserts' the key 118 inthe key controlled mechanism 26 andi tt1rnt=i"t.he4

key 118 tlien'the switch 'lever 112 enga ed the offset 111 whereb a sidewieb swinging motion is given' to t e lever '109'until the switch lever'112 has passed the offset 111;

.at which time'the spring '110 retrnti the' lever 109 to its normal position thus engaglever 112 con-l f 1,84.` monate to swing on a bracket-135 fit-- 'tached to theing with itsotset the switch lever 112. Duron int: the turning of the key 118 tho contacta' 114 is swung into engagement with thetawitch contacts I11T thus connecting the. wit-ci; a 110 and 117 ofthe ignition circuit with eacltrio other. The driver before turning the ltc 11S, ptcHscs the buttons ot the eontbitmtion Ii, 0i and I0 so that the portions of thaignitoat circuit controlled by the combination :1ttn75' closed. and when thc driver turns the l c v,;t the ignition circuit is-cotnpletcbl closed and-t the vehicle ma)r be started. When thclt driver on leaving the car turm the key 118i; i in tho rcversedircctioa then the contact 1l-1!:80 mot-cs out of engagement with thc contat-tsv to break the Ignition circuit at this pointa'i and tite Switch lever 1li! also exerts a puliti on the ofl'set 111 thus canning.` the lever 10u. to im art a Sliding movement to thc slide-85" 100 w terehy the link 105 imparts` a rocking: motion tn the corresponding shaft 101 where-.t by both shafts 10| aro rocked and the :troisA` 100 impart a swinging motion to the look-1'` ing catches liti to release all the arms 5T that, 90 may havo been in locked position. Wheat this takes place the-switch levers 40 retnrir. to their normal inactive position by the :io-Q` tion of their springs 52 and the ignition cir-.1 C cuit is further broken in three plat-cs. .196 Ono of the shafts G3 (sce Fig. 3) is provi vided with a switch arm 120 provided with! au insulation 121 ou which in mounted a con-1 tact, 122 adapted to pasa between two springt f; contacts 123, 124, of which the contact 12J-15100 forms mrt of the. adjacent contact 47. lfff all tho-y atttons 23 are simultaneously pressed; br an unauthorized person it causes the con-i tact 122 to swingout of engagement witht it the contacts 123 and 124 thus breakingT the' las ignition circuit also causing the contact 78: to swing into engagement with the contacte and causingthe alarm. to sound.

Tho magneto and batter;y buttons 9.4 and a 25 are arranged to control one the other.: that is. when one is pressed the other is; released and vice versa. For this purpose: tito following arrangement is made. special reference being' had to Figs. 2, 3 and 6: 'The button 24 is mounted to slide in a bracket, attached to the front plate 22` and the' button is provided witha reduced portion: 131 on 'which is coiled n sprintf-132 resting witlroneendontho bracket. 130 and pressin with its other end -on the button Qtto' the lattrrfnortnnlly in forward position.` -'On the reducedportion' 131 is formed a nlotrlatlapted to engagea switch .ievor' oa back plate- 82.' "On the-lever 126 134 is seeuredan insulation 136 supporting a contactladapted to passhetween two npxfingcontact's 138 and 139 held on the book plate 82. Thebattery button 2-'iis proat vided with tt reduced portion on which 1:10

is coiled aI spring 141 nesting` with one and on the bracket 142 in which the button and its reduced portion 149 are mounted .to slide. The reduced portion is irovlded with a slot 143 engaging a switch ever 144 full the arm 154 is adapted to engage the springpressed tail 156 o a catch 157 mounted to swing ona bracket 158 attached to the back plate 32. The. catch 157 is adapted to engage and lock the switch lever 144 in ositon at the time the contact 147 engages th contacts 148 and 149. Tho arln 155 on the shaft 153 is adapted to engage the springprcsscd tail 160 of a catch 161 `fulcrnl'ned on n. bracket..162 attached to the back plato 32. The sprin catch 161 is ada ted to engage the switcliy lever 134 contro led by the magneto button 2410 lock tho said switch lever 134 in place at the time its contact 137 engages the contacts 138 and 130. fThe tails 156 and 160 are each pressed on by a spring 163 (see Fig. 3) to hohl the corresponding catch 157 or 161 in engaement'with their corresponding switch lever 144 or 134. It will benoticed that when the button 24 is pressed the contact 137 swings into engagement. with the 'contacts 138 and 135 und at the same time tho free end of the lever 184 engage the arm 150 and im `arto a swinging motion to the same there y roeklnfg the shaft 152. .The rocking of the sha t 152 causes its arul 154 to engaze tail 156 of the catch 157 w iereby tie latter moves out of en 'agement with tho switch lever 144 thus re. easing the latter. The action nf the spring 141 on the button 25 and its reduced port ion 140 now causes the switch lover 144 to swing forward 'whereby' the contact 147 moves ont of engagement with the contacta 148 and 140. Tn a similar lnnu ner when t.he button 25 is pmtsed the contact. 147 moves into engagement with the contacts 148 and 140 and at' the same titllne4 1o.

the switch lever 1,84 is .released and s )ring 182 returns the switch lercr 134 and the' button 24 tov normal innctivmposttion.

The' forward movements ofthe buttons- 114=` mthlcitlwcthe magneto 4or the battery on and 25 are limited-by stop pins 165 ,andltl adapted'4 to *ah'uttv ngainstf-the' bracket! F7150 and 142.1: The cont and 178, and' the connected contacts 180 and presa the acts 138 and .Mnarq'connecticii b wires 170 and 171 with lnndmg postll 2.

and 141) are connected by n wire 174 with one of thc end contact plates 48, as plainly shown in Fi 10. The opposite end contact platefl is connected by a wire 175 with a bindingpost 176, and the binding post 172 is connected b a wire. 177 with a niagncto, and thebuu mg post 176 is connected with the wire 178 ot the ignition circuit which has its other wire 170 connected with the battery clrcnit 86.

The operation is as follows:

When the several parts are in the position shown in4 Fi 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 and the keys 1,18 an( 96 are removed then the ignition circuitis open. When an unauthorized person now presses any one of the buttons 23 other ythan those in the combination 3, 0 and 410 it ca nses the corresponding 'switch lever 40 to be actuated whereby the alarm circuit is closed, as previously explained and-thc alarm is sounded. As the actuated switch leveris locked against return movement by the spring 83 it is evident that the alarm A81 keeps on sounding and the unauthorized person 1s foiled in closing the ignition circuit and hence is not able to start. the engine. The sounding of the alarm naturally attracts tho` owner ,of themachine who.. by insentln th'ekey 06 and actuating the' i'ilechnnism 2 causes the switch lever 74 to move out l? engagement with the contact 70 to break the alarml circuit. When the driver desires to start it is necessaryr for him to press the buttons 23 in the combination, that is,.thoso`1narkcd 3, i) and 11),

where-by the corresponding switch levers 46 close the gnitioncircuit at thc corrcspondf ing ips, and when the driver now inserts the ey 1 18 and turns the same then the contact 114 is moved in engagament with the contacts 115 to finally close the ignition circuit thus allowing starting of the engine.

The key 06 may be withdrawn by the driver but the key 118 remains in osition and when thc driver leaves the mac xine he turns the key 11 8 back to the witlulrawalI position and removes it thus moving the contact 114 out of engagement with the contact and atthe saine time the set switch levers 40 ale released and return to their normal-inactive.

position'.

It will noticed that'fthe unauthorized nmin ignition circuit at the contacts 11 and 115, al previously explained.

Itis understood that. thel driverean startpressin thscorrespondiug button 24er 25. It w, ll be Anoticed that r incaseA an ,unam

-impossible for him to thorizcd pcrmn had'accidentally. set the-selectcd sw tchlems by presin -theliuttons of the combinationI (3, tt4 and 0) and then presced any other button than the selected `witch levers the latter could instantly be released by the rocking` motion given to the shafts lili which b v the trani 10U actuate the locking catches 56 and thus release the oct .switch levers of the co nliimition.

l' is understoml that th" .lriver of the vehicle can readily change the combination by chan ingI thel posit-'ons of the corres onding num vera 43 of tle switch levers 4( and removing the isciewi4 51 from -between the eorres|mndinr plates 50.

Although uit thiee buttons marked 8, 0 and l0 are in the combination shown and described it is cviilent. that the locking device can bc set with more or lese:A buttons in the combination.

Having thus described my invention, I- '-laini as new an( desire to secure by Lett'rrs Patent:-

l. A safety dev ce for internal combustion cnfzines. coinprisii ani `ition circuit an alarm circuit prn` ir ed wit i an a'larm switch, niet hanis'm contri lling the said alarm switch lo lose the latti r, a serios of button con trolled switches, sundry selected switches heini' in operativi relation with the said ignition circuit ard the remaining switches being in operative relation with the said mechanism to close thealarm switch and sound :he alarm whenever such alarm switch is movul into closed position, means to hold said alarm switch in active position to continue sounding of the alarm on release of thc said button controlled switch, nml a liev controlled releasing mechanism connected with the said alarm iiwitch to open the latter and theieby heak the alarm circuit.

2. A sa tety device for internal combustion engines, comprisin an ignition circuit, an alarm circuit provided withl an alarm switch, mechanism for controlling the said alarm lawitch to close the latter, a series of button controlled switches, cach of which is provided with an ad'ustable member, the latter in one position icing in operative celation to tho ignition circuit and wheir in another position being in operative relation with tho said mechanism, sundry of the said switches being selected and haviug'their adjustable members set for operative connec tion with the ignition circuit andtlic rcmaining switchen having their adiastuble members set for operativo connection with` tho said mechanism to close the alarm switch and to sound an alarm whenever proceed into active position, a key controller] sjvitcli for final cloning of tho said ignition circuit after the selected switches have been actuated, and locking moana to loclc an ignition circuit controlling switch when in closed position, and a key controlled releasing mechanism connected with the' anni alarm witch to open the latter and thereby f stop the alarm.

means for locking tho -trolled 3. Al safety device for internal conibust iop engines, comprising an i'rnition cir-idilio series of button controlliihsw'itclics,flii'idi'v selected ont-sof which are in operathii'ruhition with the said ignition circuit, itching:

ln circuit closing position, a hoy conl'iffilgliil mechanism, a main ignition switc i jcoiitrolled h v the said he controlled.,nicchnniSm, linda releasing dycvicc contrnll'ctllln' the said-controlhal mechanism neeted with the said locking iiiciiiishiidrclease the selected switches. 'I'

4. A safetv device for internal conibl'i'irgt'ion engines, comprising an alarm cii'cit alarm switch, a crank shaft connected the said alarm switch and having cani injn'is, a series of button controlled switch avere, sundry of which are in operative rleliiioii with the said cani arms, and a heit"L ,'ciiii trollod mechanism connected with thfeeiiid alarm switch to throw thc hitter oiitfoifin;- tion and to reset the said crank Shafif 5. A snfety'dcvice ini: internal coiiiiin'sv tion engines` comprising an ignition irii cuit, u sciies.`of sprintr presse-d buttons` a Series of siil'ing'lit'tz-isttl switch lcvein normally in inactivo position and adapted to swing into active position on pressing the corresponding buttons, pains of spring contacts in the uuidignition circuit. and adaptcd to be eugaged'by the said switch levers, uprin' catches adapted to lock the said switci lavorol when miivcd into activo position, a umili switch in the ignition circuit, a hey. controlled mechanism controlling the, Said niuin switch, nml releasing mechanism connected with the said spring catches :ind controlled hy thc said hey controlled mech anism.

il. A safety device fol',intcrnal combustion engines, comprising an ignition cironit, an alarm circuit. a series of manualltl controlled spring' prcsis'cd switch levers each provided willi an adjustable. ineinlier having a contact and :in angular arm, sots of contacts in thc said ignition circuit and Sandiv of which arc adapted to be engaged by the, contacto` of thil correspondingly selected and adjusted members of thel said switch invern, un alarm switch having a switch lover. a crank aha'ftcngaging the said alarm switch lever to swing the lutter from normally open into closed position, and cam arms.l on the said crankshaft. uml adapted to be cngafed by tho angular arms of the adjustnbc members o'f the said switch levers in operative `poaition at a time with the laid cam arms. i

7. A safety device for internal combustion engines, comprising an ignition circuit, an alarm circuit, a series of manually coniipring pressed switch levers each provided with an adjustable member having a contact and an angular arm, sets of con- 1 4' l f said selected slt ivi-,hea

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tacts inthe said ignitionjcircuit and lsundry of which are adapted to be engaged b the an alarm switch having a switch lever, u.'

. crank shaft engaging the said alarm switch lever 'to swing thc latter from normally open into closed position. cam arms on the said crank shaft and ada ted to be engaged by the angular arms of tlie adjustable membcrs of the said switch levers in operative position at a time with the said cam arms, and a key controlled mechanism adapted to .sa-ing the said alarm switch lever from actirc position back into normal inactive position.

h. A safety device for internal combus tion cngzincs, comprising an ignition circuit,

an alarm circuit, nl scrics of contacts in the said ignition circuit, an alarm switch in the said alarm circuit. a crank shaftl connected with the said alarm switch, a series of cam arms attachcd to thc said crank shaft and arrangcd in altcrnatc. relation with thc said contactera series of switch levers each pro- `vided wit-h an adjustable member adapted .said i nition circuit, an alarm switch in the said a arm circuit, a crank shaft connected withthe said alarm switch, a series of cam arms attached to the said crank shaft and arranged in alternate relation with thc said contacts, a series of switch levers each prt vided with an adjustable member adapted to be set into operative rclaton to a corre sponding ignition circuitcontact or a coi-rcspondin cam arm, means for actuating the said 4switch levers, and a cutI-out switch in the said i ition circuit and controlled from the said crank shaft..

EDVYARD R. MOOR 15S. 

